Downy mildew resistant cabbage and breeding method therefor

ABSTRACT

The present application discloses a cabbage having resistance against downy mildew or its progeny. The present application further discloses a method for breeding downy mildew resistant cabbage, including introducing downy mildew resistance from a Brassica oleracea plant having resistance against downy mildew into desired cabbage. One embodiment of the present invention provides a novel cabbage line showing high resistance against downy mildew and having a high commercial value as cabbage, and enables breeding such cabbage.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application is based upon and claims the benefit of thepriority from prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2017-173823, filedon Sep. 11, 2017; the entire contents of which are incorporated hereinby reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to cabbage endowed with downy mildewresistance and a method for breeding the same. More specifically, thepresent invention relates to cabbage having a downy mildew resistantgene positioned in the vicinity of the loci represented by SEQ ID NO. 1to SEQ ID NO. 7, and the method for breeding the same.

BACKGROUND ART

Downy mildew in Brassicaceae plants is a disease caused byHyaloperonospora brassicae, which belongs to the oomycetes, and bringsabout damages on many crops such as Brassica oleracea species includingcabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli, kohlrabi, Brassicarapa species including Chinese cabbage, turnip, and Komatsuna, andBrassica napus species including rapeseed.

The symptoms of this disease are mainly found in leaves; yellow to palebrown blotches with unclear borders are formed and gradually enlarged,and the leaves wither, whereby the growth is adversely influenced (FIG.1). If the curds of broccoli and cauliflower, or the roots of turnip orJapanese radish are infected, brown or black discoloration occurs insideand outside the tissues, this greatly decreases their commercial values.Especially in a highly humid environment, the disease quickly spreadsand causes a severe damage, so that chemical control with fungicides isusually carried out.

Cabbage (B. oleracea var. capitata), which is one of the most importantcrops of Brassica oleracea, has abundant varieties, and the varietiessuitable to the domestic soils and climates are cultivated in manycountries in the world.

However, even though cabbage has some lines that exhibit moderateresistance against downy mildew in an unknown heredity manner and likelydue to quantitative factors, but the presence of downy mildew resistantvarieties having single, dominant resistant factor is unknown.

Therefore, in the areas where downy mildew frequently occurs, diseasecontrol by fungicides must be carried out for reducing the disease, andthis requires much labor and cost. Therefore, development of resistantbreeding materials and resistant varieties have been desired.

However, in spite of such strong demands, downy mildew resistantvarieties of cabbage have not been produced as far as the inventorsknow. The reason for this is likely that the genetic resources ofcabbage include no useful downy mildew resistant factor.

Meanwhile, for broccoli (B. oleracea var. italica) which is a relatedspecies of cabbage, there are some reports on the heredity analysis ofdowny mildew resistant factors (for example, J. Amer Soc Hort Sci(2001), vol. 126, p. 727 (Non Patent Document 1), Euphytica (2002), vol.128, p. 405 (Non Patent Document 2), and Euphytica (2003), vol. 131, p.65 (Non Patent Document 3)).

However, these resistant factors in broccoli have not been used inbreeding of cabbage. The reason for this is likely that themorphological characters of cabbage and broccoli are totally different.Broccoli can be hybridized with cabbage because both of them belong toBrassica oleracea, but broccoli has many characters which areunnecessary for cabbage, so that broccoli is very difficult to handle asa breeding material.

PRIOR ART LIST Non Patent Document

-   Non Patent Document 1: M. Wang et al., J. Amer Soc Hort Sci (2001),    vol. 126, pp. 727-, “Inheritance of True Leaf Stage Downy Mildew    Resistance in Broccoli”-   Non Patent Document 2: M. W. Farnham et al., Euphytica (2002) vol.    128, pp. 405-, “A single dominant gene for downy mildew resistance    in broccoli”.-   Non Patent Document 3: P. S. Coelho et al., Euphytica (2003) vol.    131, pp. 65-, “Inheritance of downy mildew resistance in mature    broccoli plants”

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention

The present invention is intended to provide a novel cabbage havingmarked resistance against downy mildew, and a method for breeding thecabbage.

Means for Solving Problems

The inventors have developed markers linked to downy mildew resistantfactors, and used them in the combination of broccoli and cabbage, andsucceeded in breeding a cabbage line which has a downy mildew resistantfactor and also has a high commercial value.

The Brassica oleracea plant obtained by hybridization of broccoli andcabbage by the inventors had a figure of a wild species in the originalhybrid and the first backcross generation. Thereafter, the inventorsrepeated backcrossing for replacing the genome region irrelevant todowny mildew with the genotype of cabbage type through the selection ofmarkers linked to downy mildew resistance and the application ofgenome-wide markers, thereby succeeding breeding cabbage which showshigh resistance against downy mildew.

More specifically, the inventors have found a broccoli line which hasdowny mildew resistance applicable to a wide range of varieties, anddeveloped markers linked to the downy mildew resistant factors held bythe line, and proved that the use of them allows breeding a cabbage linewith a high industrial value. The use of the downy mildew resistantcabbage or the method for breeding a downy mildew resistant cabbageprovided by the present invention allows imparting downy mildewresistance to cabbage which has been susceptible to downy mildew.

The present invention is based on these findings.

More specifically, the present invention provides the followinginventions.

-   -   <1> Cabbage or its progeny having resistance against downy        mildew.    -   <2> The downy mildew resistant cabbage or its progeny according        to <1>, having a downy mildew resistant gene which is positioned        in the vicinity of the locus represented by any one or more of        SEQ ID NO. 1 to SEQ ID NO. 7.    -   <3> The downy mildew resistant cabbage or its progeny according        to <1> or <2>, having a downy mildew resistant gene which is        detectable by any one or more of the primers having the        nucleotide sequences represented by SEQ ID NO. 8 to SEQ ID NO.        21.    -   <4> The downy mildew resistant cabbage or its progeny according        to any one of <1> to <3>, wherein the downy mildew is a disease        caused by Hyaloperonospora brassicae.    -   <5> The downy mildew resistant cabbage or its progeny according        to any one of <1> to <4>, wherein the downy mildew resistant        gene is found in the broccoli variety specified by Accession        Number FERM BP-22343.    -   <6> The downy mildew resistant cabbage or its progeny according        to any one of <1> to <4>, wherein the downy mildew resistant        gene is found in the cabbage variety specified by Accession        Number FERM BP-22344.    -   <7> A portion of a plant body of the cabbage or its progeny        according to any one of <1> to <6>.    -   <8> A seed of the cabbage or its progeny according to any one of        <1> to <6>.    -   <9> First filial generation cabbage or its portion having        resistance against downy mildew specified by Accession Number        FERM BP-22344, or a seed of the cabbage.    -   <10> A method for breeding downy mildew resistant cabbage,        including introducing downy mildew resistance from a Brassica        oleracea plant having resistance against downy mildew into        desired cabbage.    -   <11> A method for breeding downy mildew resistant cabbage,        including introducing downy mildew resistance from a Brassica        oleracea plant having resistance against downy mildew into        desired cabbage, the downy mildew resistance being confirmed by        a downy mildew resistant gene positioned in the vicinity of the        locus represented by any one of SEQ ID NO. 1 to SEQ ID NO. 7.    -   <12> A method for breeding the downy mildew resistant cabbage        according to <10> or <11>, wherein the Brassica oleracea plant        having resistance against downy mildew is a Brassica oleracea        plant other than cabbage.    -   <13> The breeding method according to any one of <10> to <12>,        wherein the Brassica oleracea plant having resistance against        downy mildew is a broccoli variety specified by Accession Number        FERM BP-22343.    -   <14> The breeding method according to <10> or <11>, wherein the        Brassica oleracea plant having resistance against downy mildew        is a cabbage variety specified by Accession Number FERM        BP-22344.    -   <15> The breeding method according to any one of <10> to <14>,        wherein the introduction of downy mildew resistance into desired        cabbage is achieved by continuous backcross of the cabbage.    -   <16> The breeding method according to any one of <10> to <15>,        including assaying the presence of a downy mildew resistant gene        using one or more of the DNA sequences represented by SEQ ID NO.        1 to SEQ ID NO. 7, or one or more of the primers or primer pairs        which can amplify the DNA sequence.    -   <17> The breeding method according to <16>, wherein the primer        is represented by any one or more of SEQ ID NO. 8 to SEQ ID NO.        21.    -   <18> The breeding method according to any one of <10> to <15>,        comprising assaying the presence of a downy mildew resistant        gene using any one or more of the primers having the nucleotide        sequences represented by SEQ ID NO. 8 to SEQ ID NO. 21.    -   <19> A marker having any one of the nucleotide sequences        represented by SEQ ID NO. 1 to SEQ ID NO. 7, the marker being        able to detect a downy mildew resistant locus in a Brassica        oleracea plant.    -   <20> A primer set including any one or more of the primers        having the nucleotide sequences represented by SEQ ID NO. 8 to        SEQ ID NO. 21, the primer set being able to detect a downy        mildew resistant locus in a Brassica oleracea plant.    -   <21> A method for detecting downy mildew resistance in a        Brassica oleracea plant, including using any one or more of        markers having the nucleotide sequences represented by SEQ ID        NO. 1 to SEQ ID NO. 7, or any one or more of the primers having        the nucleotide sequences represented by SEQ ID NO. 8 to SEQ ID        NO. 21.

Advantageous Effects of Invention

The downy mildew resistant cabbage of the present invention has markedresistance against downy mildew caused by Hyaloperonospora brassicae.Additionally, the use of the downy mildew resistant cabbage according tothe present invention as a material allows further breeding a noveldowny mildew resistant cabbage line. Furthermore, the use of a markerlinked with downy mildew resistance according to the present inventionallows detection or selection of downy mildew resistance even noinoculation test is carried out. The cultivation of a cabbage line bredaccording to the present invention allows cabbage cultivation even inareas where the cultivation has been difficult because of the occurrenceof downy mildew, and reduces the labor and cost of chemical sprayingwhich has been necessary in cultivation. Additionally, the downy mildewresistant cabbage according to the present invention allows shipping offresh vegetables cultivated with a reduced number of chemical spraying,and further suppresses the occurrence of diseases, this allows harvestof fresh vegetables with a high excellent product rate.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 illustrates a symptom by a downy mildew inoculation test (theleft illustrates a susceptible line, and the right illustratesresistance line). In the figure, for the left susceptible line,formation of yellow to brown lesions is observed on the surface ofleaves.

FIG. 2 illustrates an electrophoretic pattern of a DNA marker linked tothe vicinity of a downy mildew resistant factor (Example 2).

FIG. 3 illustrates a linkage map in the vicinity of a downy mildewresistant factor (Example 3).

FIG. 4 illustrates an index of disease severity score in field trialproduction of Example 5.

FIG. 5 illustrates the result of field trial production of a cabbageline bred according to the present invention (Example 5), including thecondition of “CB-20” (original parental line) and the isogenic lineintroduced with a downy mildew resistant factor.

FIG. 6 illustrates the result of field trial production of three cabbagelines bred by the present invention (Example 5).

FIG. 7 illustrates the result of trial production of the first filialgeneration (F1) variety using the cabbage parental line “DMR-CB-20” bredby the present invention (Example 6).

FIG. 8-1 illustrates the nucleotide sequences of the markers (DMTLR-1 toDMTLR-7).

FIG. 8-2 illustrates the nucleotide sequences of the markers (DMTLR-1 toDMTLR-7).

FIG. 8-3 illustrates the nucleotide sequences of the markers (DMTLR-1 toDMTLR-7).

FIG. 8-4 illustrates the nucleotide sequences of the markers (DMTLR-1 toDMTLR-7).

FIG. 8-5 illustrates the nucleotide sequences of the markers (DMTLR-1 toDMTLR-7).

EMBODIMENTS FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

The present invention is described below in detail.

Downy Mildew Resistant Cabbage

The present invention relates to, as described above, cabbage havingresistance against downy mildew (downy mildew resistant cabbage), or itsprogeny.

In the present description, “progeny” includes hybrids obtained byhybridizing the downy mildew resistant cabbage according to the presentinvention and a Brassica oleracea plant which can be hybridized with theplant. Accordingly, “progeny” also includes, for example, those obtainedby hybridizing the downy mildew resistant cabbage according to thepresent invention as a pollen parent (male parent) and a Brassicaoleracea plant as a seed parent (female parent) which can be hybridizedwith the plant. Additionally, “progeny” also includes, for example, theplants obtained by cell fusion of the downy mildew resistant cabbageaccording to the present invention and a plant which can be fused withthe cabbage, and interspecific hybrid plants.

The term “Brassica oleracea plant” means a cruciferous plant, which is aBrassica oleracea plant belonging to genus Brassica, and includes, forexample, B. oleracea var. capitata (cabbage), B. oleracea var. italica(broccoli), B. oleracea var. botrytis (cauliflower), B. oleracea var.gemmifera (brussels sprout), B. oleracea var. gongyloides (kohlrabi), B.oleracea var. acephara (ornamental cabbage, kale), and B. oleracea var.albograbra (Chinese kale).

The “cabbage” herein means a plant species belonging to Brassicaoleracea, and is a plant species classified as B. oleracea var.capitata.

In the present description, “downy mildew” means a disease caused by anoomycete of the family Peronosporaceae, preferably a disease caused byHyaloperonospora brassicae. Accordingly, resistance against downy mildewherein means resistance against the diseases caused by these pathogens.

Accordingly, the downy mildew resistant cabbage according to the presentinvention shows resistance against downy mildew fungus (preferablyHyaloperonospora brassicae), and gives single, dominant expression. Theuse of this plant as a material allows breeding a novel cabbage parentalline having downy mildew resistance.

The “parental line” herein means a line bred for producing a hybridvariety and usually a hybrid variety is produced by hybridizing two ormore parental lines having different phenotypes.

Accordingly, the “downy mildew resistance” in the present inventionmeans resistance against a downy mildew pathogen Hyaloperonosporabrassicae, and is more specifically based on the factor positioned inthe vicinity of SEQ ID NO. 1 to SEQ ID NO. 7.

That is, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,the downy mildew resistant cabbage or its progeny according to thepresent invention has a downy mildew resistant gene positioned in thevicinity of the locus represented by any one or more of SEQ ID NO. 1 toSEQ ID NO. 7.

Here, the definition “represented by any one or more of SEQ ID NO. 1 toSEQ ID NO. 7” includes the case where the nucleotide sequencesrepresented by SEQ ID NO. 1 to SEQ ID NO. 7 are within the range ofcertain sequence identity, or of the range having partial mutation. Thesequences of the range which can be handled equally to those of SEQ IDNO. 1 to SEQ ID NO. 7 can be easily understood by those skilled in theart.

Accordingly, for example, the definition “represented by any one or moreof SEQ ID NO. 1 to SEQ ID NO. 7” is used in the sense of including thecase represented by any one or more of the following nucleotidesequences (a) to (c):

(a) any one or more of the nucleotide sequences represented by SEQ IDNO. 1 to SEQ ID NO. 7.

(b) any one or more of the nucleotide sequence having sequence identityof 95% or more to the nucleotide sequences represented by SEQ ID NO. 1to SEQ ID NO. 7, and

(c) any one or more nucleotide sequences prepared by deletion,substitution, insertion, and/or addition of one or a plurality of thenucleotide sequences represented by SEQ ID NO. 1 to SEQ ID NO. 7.

Therefore, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,the downy mildew resistant cabbage or its progeny according to thepresent invention is regarded as having a downy mildew resistant genepositioned in the vicinity of the locus represented by any one or moreof the nucleotide sequences represented by the above-described (a) to(c).

In the (b), “having sequence identity of 95% or more to the nucleotidesequences represented by SEQ ID NO. 1 to SEQ ID NO. 7” includes SEQ IDnumbers having sequence identity of at least 95%, preferably at least96%, even more preferably at least 97%, yet even more preferably 98%,and particularly preferably at least 99% to the nucleotide sequencesrepresented by SEQ ID NO. 1 to SEQ ID NO. 7 as calculated by using aknown algorithm for homology search such as BLAST and FASTA (forexample, using a parameter of default, or initial setting).

The term “sequence identity” herein means, for example, the percentage(%) of the number of identical nucleotides to the total number of thenucleotides including gaps, when two base (nucleotide) sequences arealigned (where a gap may be introduced or not introduced).

In the (c), “a plurality of” in “deletion, substitution, insertion,and/or addition of one or a plurality of the nucleotide sequencesrepresented by SEQ ID NO. 1 to SEQ ID NO. 7” is, for example, about 10,preferably eight, more preferably six, even more preferably five, yeteven more preferably four, further yet even more preferably three, andfurther yet even more preferably two, and particularly preferably one.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, SEQ ID NO.1 to SEQ ID NO. 7 may be SEQ ID NO. 22 to 28, respectively. SEQ ID NO.22 to 28 include the sequences outside the sequences of SEQ ID NO. 1 to7 between primers (including the sequences of the primers), and werediscovered by the inventors in the below-described Example 2.

Accordingly, the phrase “represented by any one or more of SEQ ID NO. 22to 28” means that only the parts of SEQ ID NO. 1 to 7 included in thesesequences include that represented by any one or more of theabove-described nucleotide sequences (a) to (c), and the case in whichSEQ ID NO. 22 to 28 are represented by any one or more of the followingnucleotide sequences (a′) to (c′).

(a′) any one or more of the nucleotide sequences represented by SEQ IDNO. 22 to SEQ ID NO. 28,

(b′) any one or more of the nucleotide sequences having sequenceidentity of 95% or more to the nucleotide sequences represented by SEQID NO. 22 to SEQ ID NO. 28, and

(c′) any one or more of the nucleotide sequences prepared by deletion,substitution, insertion, and/or addition of one or a plurality of thenucleotide sequences represented by SEQ ID NO. 22 to SEQ ID NO. 28.

In the (b′), “having sequence identity of 95% or more to the nucleotidesequences represented by SEQ ID NO. 22 to SEQ ID NO. 28” includes SEQ IDnumbers having sequence identity of at least 95%, preferably at least96%, even more preferably at least 97%, yet even more preferably 98%,and particularly preferably at least 99% to the nucleotide sequencesrepresented by SEQ ID NO. 22 to SEQ ID NO. 28 as calculated by using aknown algorithm for homology search such as BLAST and FASTA (forexample, using a parameter of default, or initial setting).

In the (c′), “a plurality of” in “deletion, substitution, insertion,and/or addition of one or a plurality of the nucleotide sequencesrepresented by SEQ ID NO. 22 to SEQ ID NO. 28” is, for example, about10, preferably eight, more preferably six, even more preferably five,yet even more preferably four, further yet even more preferably three,and further yet even more preferably two, and particularly preferablyone.

For the “vicinity” referred to in the present invention, the degree ofthe distance can be easily understood by those skilled in the art fromthe relationship between the position of the marker and downy mildewresistant genes, and ordinary acquaintance of those skilled in the art.For example, depending on analysis conditions, it may be a distance ofabout 10 cM or less (for example, 7 cM).

Additionally, by using the nucleotide sequence represented by SEQ ID NO.1 to SEQ ID NO. 7 as markers, the presence of a downy mildew resistantgene positioned in the vicinity of them can be estimated or confirmedfrom the loci represented by these sequences.

Accordingly, another embodiment of the invention provides a marker whichcan detect a downy mildew resistant locus in a Brassica oleracea plant,the marker having any one of the nucleotide sequences represented by SEQID NO. 1 to SEQ ID NO. 7.

Also provided is a method for detecting downy mildew resistance in aBrassica oleracea plant, including detecting the presence of a downymildew resistant gene by using a marker of any one or more of the DNAsequences represented by SEQ ID NO. 1 to SEQ ID NO. 7.

The “any one of the nucleotide sequences represented by SEQ ID NO. 1 toSEQ ID NO. 7” may include any one of the nucleotide sequencesrepresented by the above-described (a) to (c), as long as a downy mildewresistant gene can be specified.

The detection of these markers can be performed according to a methodknown to those skilled in the art, such as the PCR method, real time PCRmethod, RFLP method, LAMP method, or SNPs genotyping chip method.

As described above, the use of these markers and the detection methodallows confirmation whether the object is “a downy mildew resistantcabbage or its progeny having a downy mildew resistant gene positionedin the vicinity of the locus represented by any one or more of SEQ IDNO. 1 to SEQ ID NO. 7”.

A preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a downy mildewresistant gene which can be detected by one or more primers or primerpairs which can amplify the DNA sequences represented by SEQ ID NO. 1 toSEQ ID NO. 7.

According to a more preferred embodiment of the present invention, thedowny mildew resistant cabbage or its progeny according to the presentinvention has a downy mildew resistant gene which can be detected by anyone or more of the primers having the nucleotide sequences representedby SEQ ID NO. 8 to SEQ ID NO. 21. These primers may be hereinafterreferred to as “DMTLR markers”.

Here, when a DNA marker “has” a nucleotide sequence, it means that themarker has the nucleotide sequence. For the DNA marker in the presentinvention, any one or several (for example, one, two or three,preferably one or two, more preferably one) of the nucleotides withinthe corresponding nucleotide sequence may be substituted, deleted,added, or deleted, or, the sequence may include a portion of thecorresponding nucleotide sequence and have certain properties. In thesecases, the word “has” may be replaced with “includes”. Additionally,when the substitution, deletion, addition, or deletion of one nucleotideis acceptable, “has” may be replaced with “substantially includes”.

The downy mildew resistance herein can be detected and confirmed bycarrying out PCR by using the primers represented by the nucleotidesequences 8 to 21.

Another embodiment of the invention provides a primer set which candetect a downy mildew resistant locus in a Brassica oleracea plant, theprimer set including any one or more of the primes having the nucleotidesequences represented by SEQ ID NO. 8 to SEQ ID NO. 21.

Another embodiment of the invention provides a method for detectingdowny mildew resistance in a Brassica oleracea plant, including usingany one or more of the markers having the nucleotide sequencesrepresented by SEQ ID NO. 1 to SEQ ID NO. 7, or any one or more of theprimers having the nucleotide sequences represented by SEQ ID NO. 8 toSEQ ID NO. 21.

The use of these DNA markers allows efficient breeding a novel cabbageline having downy mildew resistance, without selection by an inoculationtest.

The downy mildew resistant cabbage according to the present inventionhas the following characteristics.

(1) Specifically, it is a plant having any of the DNA sequencesrepresented by SEQ ID NO. 1 to SEQ ID NO. 7 in the vicinity of a downymildew resistant locus, and shows downy mildew resistance owing to theinclusion of the allele.

(2) The use of a line having the above-described sequence as ahybridizing material allows breeding a novel cabbage parental linehaving downy mildew resistance. The introduction of downy mildewresistance can be confirmed by an inoculation test. Alternatively, newmarkers may be designed from the DNA markers made based on SEQ ID NO. 1to SEQ ID NO. 7, and the DNA sequences positioned in the vicinity of theSEQ ID NO. 1 to SEQ ID NO. 7 based on official information, and used forthe selection of resistant plants. Furthermore, the use of markers inthe vicinity of a downy mildew resistant locus also allows selection ofindividuals from which the non-target character linked to the downymildew resistant locus has been separated.

(3) The cabbage of the present invention thus developed has resistanceagainst a downy mildew pathogen, Hyaloperonospora brassicae, and thusallows reduction of labor and cost of fungicide spraying for diseasecontrol during the cultivation period.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the downymildew resistant cabbage or its progeny according to the presentinvention may be any of the followings:

1) a downy mildew resistant cabbage or its progeny, where a downy mildewresistant gene is found in a broccoli variety specified by AccessionNumber FERM BP-22343;

2) a downy mildew resistant cabbage or its progeny, where a downy mildewresistant gene is found in a cabbage variety specified by AccessionNumber FERM BP-22344; and

3) a first filial generation cabbage having resistance against downymildew, which is specified by Accession Number FERM BP-22344.

Here, the downy mildew resistant gene is “found” means that the geneexisting in the specific variety is included in downy mildew resistantcabbage or its progeny. More specifically, the downy mildew resistantcabbage or its progeny having a downy mildew resistant gene found in thebroccoli variety specified by Accession Number FERM BP-22343 includesthe broccoli variety specified by Accession Number FERM BP-22343 and anyone as long as they have the downy mildew resistant gene found in thebroccoli variety specified by Accession Number FERM BP-22343.

According to another embodiment of the invention, the present inventionalso relates to a portion of the plant body of the downy mildewresistant cabbage or its progeny according to the present invention, orseeds of them.

The “a portion of the plant body” includes organs such as flower, leaf,stem, and root, or a part or tissues of them, or cells or cellaggregates from these organs or tissues.

Method for Breeding Downy Mildew Resistant Cabbage

The method for breeding the downy mildew resistant cabbage according tothe present invention includes, as described above, introducing downymildew resistance from a Brassica oleracea plant having resistanceagainst downy mildew into desired cabbage.

The “Brassica oleracea plant having resistance against downy mildew”means a Brassica oleracea plant which has ability to restrict the growthand development of downy mildew pathogen (preferably Hyaloperonosporabrassicae) or the damage it causes, and can be obtained by, for example,carrying out an inoculation test using the provided downy mildewpathogen (preferably Hyaloperonospora brassicae), and judging whetherthe plant has resistance against it. More preferably, in thisinoculation test, the resistant factor held by the plant is a Brassicaoleracea plant showing single dominant expression. More specifically,for example, an inoculation test is carried out according to thebelow-described Example 1, and this allows confirmation whether theobject is “a Brassica oleracea plant having resistance against downymildew” which can be used in the breeding method of the presentinvention.

Preferably, the “Brassica oleracea plant having resistance against downymildew” is a Brassica oleracea plant other than cabbage.

More preferably, the “Brassica oleracea plant having resistance againstdowny mildew” is a broccoli variety specified by Accession Number FERMBP-22343, or a cabbage variety specified by Accession Number FERMBP-22344.

In the breeding method of the present invention, “introducing downymildew resistance into desired cabbage” means introducing the factor ofdowny mildew resistance” of the “Brassica oleracea plant havingresistance against downy mildew” into desired cabbage so as to impartdowny mildew resistance to the cabbage.

The “desired cabbage” means cabbage which has no downy mildewresistance, and cabbage which can be hybridized with a “Brassicaoleracea plant having resistance against downy mildew” and wants theintroduction of downy mildew resistance. This cabbage has a usefulcharacter as cabbage.

The “downy mildew resistance” referred to herein can be confirmed by aknown means such as an inoculation test of downy mildew, morespecifically, a downy mildew resistant gene positioned in the vicinityof the locus represented by any one or more of SEQ ID NO. 1 to SEQ IDNO. 7.

The introduction of downy mildew resistance means the introduction of agene which can express downy mildew resistance into desired cabbage. Inthe present invention, typically, this introduction can be achieved. The“Brassica oleracea plant having resistance against downy mildew” and thedesired cabbage, selecting that having desired downy mildew resistancefrom the hybrid progenies thus obtained, and carrying out backcrossingusing the cabbage as the backcross parent.

The means of confirming downy mildew resistance in the hybrid progenyafter hybridizing may be an inoculation test of downy mildew (forexample, Example 1 may be referred to), or the selection of a resistantplant may use the DNA markers made based on SEQ ID NO. 1 to SEQ ID NO.7, and the markers newly designed from the DNA sequences positioned inthe vicinity of the SEQ ID NO. 1 to SEQ ID NO. 7, which are selectedbased on official information. These markers include the marker havingany one of the nucleotide sequences represented by SEQ ID NO. 1 to SEQID NO. 7 and the primers having the nucleotide sequences represented bySEQ ID NO. 8 to SEQ ID NO. 21. These confirmation means may be used inthe process of backcross in the same manner, thereby selecting theprogeny of downy mildew resistance.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, thebreeding method of the present invention includes the assay of thepresence of a downy mildew resistant gene using any one or more of themarkers of the DNA sequences represented by SEQ ID NO. 1 to SEQ ID NO.7, or one or more of the primers or primer pairs which can amplify theDNA sequences. Yet more preferably, the primers are represented by anyone or more of SEQ ID NO. 8 to SEQ ID NO. 21.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, thebreeding method of the present invention is carried out by introducingdowny mildew resistance into desired cabbage by continuous backcross ofthe cabbage. More specifically, the breeding method of the presentinvention includes hybridizing a Brassica oleracea plant havingresistance against downy mildew and desired cabbage, selecting a hybridprogeny having downy mildew resistance, and continuous backcrossing itby using the desired cabbage as backcross parent.

When backcross is carried out, generally, the number of backcrossing ispreferably about five to seven.

When efficient backcross is carried out, a genome-wide DNA marker may beused to bring the object close to the backcross parent in the earlystage.

For example, the first backcross generation (BC1F1) is a segregatedgeneration, the genome substitutional rates of these individuals aredifferent, and the enlargement of the size of the population allows theacquisition of individuals in which 90% or more of the genome regionshows the same genotype as the backcross parent. The selection of theseindividuals allows conformance of the region other than the downy mildewresistant locus to the same genotype as the backcross parent with a fewnumber of generations.

As a specific means useful as a genome-wide DNA marker, when the genomesequence information of the backcross parent is available, the DNAmarkers based on the information may be made for genotyping each locus.

Even when there is no genome sequence information of the backcrossparent, the individual having a genotype close to that of the backcrossparent can be selected from the segregated generation using random PCRmethod such as RAPD (random amplified polymorphic DNA), SRAP(sequence-related amplified polymorphism), or AFLP (amplified fragmentlength polymorphism). Alternatively, if SNPs genotyping chips (forexample, the products of Affymetrix or Illumina), which are designed forexhaustively analyzing many SNPs scattered in a genome, are available,such means may be used for the analysis.

The downy mildew resistant line thus bred can be used not only as adirect variety, but also as parents or one parent in an F1 seedproducing system.

Accordingly, another embodiment of the invention also provides a methodof producing a F1 line using the downy mildew resistant line, which isobtained by the breeding method of the present invention, as the line ofparents or one parent, and a method for producing the seeds of the F1line.

EXAMPLES

The present invention is specifically described below with reference tothe following examples, but the present invention will not be limited bythese examples.

Example 1

By using genetic resources of broccoli held by Sakata Seed Corporationas materials, two lines of broccoli (“BR-23” and “BR-35”) that showresistance against both of two downy mildew isolates (isolates Dm-A andDm-B (where the isolate Dm-B has a wider spectrum of virulence todifferent varieties than Dm-A)) were found.

In order to identify the downy mildew resistant locus held by theseresistant lines, firstly, by using the “BR-23” line as the material, thetwo lines (“BR-4” and “BR-24”) showing susceptibility to theabove-described two isolates were hybridized, thus making the F2population and the BC1F1 population shown in Table 1.

As the indication of generation, F1 means the first filial generation,and BC1 means the generation subjected to backcross once. Morespecifically, “BC1F1” means the generation subjected to backcross onceafter passing the stage of the first filial generation.

These populations thus obtained were subjected to an inoculation testusing an isolate with a wider spectrum of virulence, Dm-B.

In the inoculation test, the degree of occurrence of disease (diseaseseverity) was evaluated for the first to third true leaves of eachindividual according to the following disease severity score:

-   -   0: no symptom,    -   1: brown blotches are formed, no spore formation,    -   2: slight spore formation on brown blotches,    -   3: moderate spore formation, and    -   4: a large amount of spore formation.

The result is as shown in Table 1.

As indicated by the result, in the F2 population, the ratio ofresistance:susceptibility was 3:1, while in the BC1F1 hybridized with asusceptible line, the ratio was 1:1. These findings revealed that thepresent disease resistant factor works in a single dominant manner.

TABLE 1 Genetic analysis using broccoli “BR-23” (small population)Expected Number of Disease severity Line Generation value individuals 01 2 3 4 mapping population BR-23 Resistant parent R:S = 1:0 39 29 10BR-4 Susceptible parent R:S = 0:1 20 20 BR-24 Susceptible parent R:S =0:1 20 20 (BR-23 × BR-4) self F2 R:S = 3:1 60 3 35 1 21 mappingpopulation-1 (BR-23 × BR-24) self F2 R:S = 3:1 65 2 49 3 11 mappingpopulation-2 BR-23 × (BR-23 × BR-4) BC1F1 R:S = 1:0 40 16 24 BR-23 ×(BR-23 × BR-24) BC1F1 R:S = 1:0 39 7 32 (BR-23 × BR-4) × BR-4 BC1F1 R:S= 1:1 39 3 19 17 mapping population-3 BR-24 × (BR-23 × BR-24) BC1F1 R:S= 1:1 40 1 19 20 mapping population-4

Example 2

In Table 1, by using the F2 population that showed segregation ofresistance and susceptibility (the mapping population-1 and -2) and theBC1F1 population (the mapping population-3 and -4) as the materials, theRAPD markers were searched by the bulked segregant analysis method (BSAmethod).

As the RAPD primers, 1180 kinds of 10mer primers designed by OperonTechnologies, Inc. and 460 kinds of 12mer primers designed by BEX Co.,Ltd. were used.

As the bulk DNA, four resistant individuals and four susceptibleindividuals were selected from the mapping population-4, and their DNAswere used to make a bulk DNA of resistant individuals and a bulk DNA ofsusceptible individuals were made.

As the primary screening of the RAPD markers, the two kinds of bulk DNAswere subjected to RAPD (randomly amplified polymorphic DNA) by using1640 kinds of primers, thereby selecting 245 kinds of markers thatshowed polymorphism.

In the secondary screening, two individuals that showed resistance andtwo individuals that showed susceptibility were selected from themapping population-4, and used as templates to select 36 kinds ofmarkers that showed the similar patterns to the polymorphism shown inthe primary screening.

In the tertiary screening, four individuals that showed resistance andfour individuals that showed susceptibility were selected from themapping population-4, and used as templates to select 11 kinds ofmarkers that showed the similar patterns to the polymorphism shown inthe secondary screening.

In this state, those showed the almost same segregation pattern of themarkers as the phenotype were applied to all the individuals of themapping population-1 to the mapping population-4, and the degree ofcontradiction between these markers and the score of the phenotype wasconfirmed, and the markers having a strong correlation with thephenotype were selected.

In the above-described test, seven kinds of markers of the 11 kinds ofmarkers which had been confirmed to be linked with the downy mildewresistant factor were analyzed for the nucleotide sequences of theamplified DNA fragments, and sequence-specific primers were designed,thus attempting conversion to SCAR (sequence characterized amplifiedregion).

Firstly, the DNA fragments amplified by RAPD were cut out from anagarose gel, cloned, and then their nucleotide sequences were analyzed.As a result of this, the nucleotide sequences of the above-describedseven kinds of markers (DMTLR-1 to DMTLR-7) were specified (SEQ ID NO. 1to SEQ ID NO. 7, respectively) (FIG. 8). In the specification of thesequences, the sequences of SEQ ID NO. 22 to 28 were specified first,and these sequences had the sequences of SEQ ID NO. 1 to 7 sandwichedbetween SCAR primers (including the sequence of the SCAR primer). InFIG. 8, the sequence indicated with an underline is the SCAR primer, andthe sequences sandwiched between SCAR primers (including the SCARprimer) correspond to SEQ ID NO. 1 to 7, respectively.

For the cloning, pBluescriptII SK(−) (obtained from Stratagene) was usedas the vector, and JM109 (E. coli JM109, obtained from Toyobo Co., Ltd.)was used as the competent cell. The analysis of the nucleotide sequencesused DNA sequencer ABI3130 (Applied Biosystems).

For the markers whose nucleotide sequences were decoded, in order toamplify the target sequences specifically, the primers (SEQ ID NO. 8 to21) were designed by using “Primer 3” software (a design supportingsoftware for polymerase chain reaction (PCR), open source software)(Table 2).

Additionally, the results of the electrophoresis test on these primers(markers) (electrophoretic patterns) are shown in FIG. 2.

The markers thus developed are herein referred to as “DMTLR markers”.

TABLE 2 PCR condition (annealing Restriction Marker Name Sequencetemperature/cycle) enzyme Marker type Sequence No. DMTLR-1-FwCGGTCTTAGTTGATTTCTCAAG 55° C., 30cycle TaqI co-dominant SEQ ID NO. 8DMTLR-1-Rv GATCACCCTGTACTAGCAATC SEQ ID NO. 9 DMTLR-2-FwAGTAGGGAGTAAACCAACGAG 55° C., 30cycle — dominant SEQ ID NO. 10DMTLR-2-Rv CCACGAGTGCATATTAGGTTG SEQ ID NO. 11 DMTLR-3-FwGTGCTCCGTCAAGATTCGAC 55° C., 30cycle XbaI co-dominant SEQ ID NO. 12DMTLR-3-Rv GGACCTAATGAATGGAGAGCTAC SEQ ID NO. 13 DMTLR-4-FwGCATGAGTAAGTCAAGCAACT 55° C., 30cycle — dominant SEQ ID NO. 14DMTLR-4-Rv CAATGAGGTTGTGCTTTCCTG SEQ ID NO. 15 DMTLR-5-FwCTCTGCAATATTGTCCTTGATG 55° C., 30cycle FokI dominant SEQ ID NO. 16DMTLR-5-Rv GCAATTCAGTAGACCAAGCT SEQ ID NO. 17 DMTLR-6-FwCGATCTCACACTAACTACGCT 55° C., 30cycle MboI co-dominant SEQ ID NO. 18DMTLR-6-Rv AATCTGAGATCTCGTTTCGTCA SEQ ID NO. 19 DMTLR-7-FwTTATAGAAGGCCTGTGTACGAC 55° C., 30cycle HpaI co-dominant SEQ ID NO. 20DMTLR-7-Rv GTGGCTTGGCTGGATATAGAA SEQ ID NO. 21

Example 3

By using the same F2 population as the mapping population-2 used inExample 2, resistance reaction to the downy mildew isolate Dm-A was alsoexamined.

The size of the F2 population was 240 individuals (the mappingpopulation-5), and the reaction of the individuals to Dm-A was examined;the segregation as given in Table 3 was exhibited. The inoculation teston the isolate Dm-A was carried out and evaluated in the same manner asin the inoculation test of Example 1.

TABLE 3 Genetic analysis using broccoli “BR-23” (large population)Number of Number of individuals examined by disease severity LineGeneration Expected value individuals 0 1 2 3 4 mapping population BR-23Resistant parent R:S = 1:0 15 11 4 0 0 0 BR-24 Susceptible parent R:S =0:1 15 0 0 1 10 4 (BR-23 × BR-24) self F2 R:S = 3:1 240 123 54 3 52 8mapping population-5 BR-24 × (BR-23 × BR-24) BC1F1 R:S = 1:1 165 70 15 866 6

As a result of comparison with the genotype by the SCAR marker made inExample 2, high correlation with the phenotype was confirmed. As aresult of this, the downy mildew resistant factor of the line “BR-23”was estimated to show resistant reaction against two isolates with asingle gene.

On the basis of the analysis result above, the linkage relationshipbetween the phenotypes in the population and the markers was analyzed byusing “Mapmaker 2.0” (Whitehead Institute), which is a software foranalyzing the linkage relationship of markers.

The result is as shown in the linkage map of FIG. 3.

As indicated by the result, it was estimated that resistant factors arepositioned in the vicinity of SEQ ID NO. 1 to 7, especially in theimmediate vicinity of SEQ ID NO. 4 and SEQ ID NO. 5.

Example 4

For the line “BR-35” which is different from the resistant line “BR-23”analyzed in Example 2, in order to confirm whether it has the sameresistant factor as the line “BR-23”, an F2 segregated population withthe susceptible line “BR-13” was made, and an inoculation test using theisolate Dm-A was carried out (Table 4). The inoculation test using theisolate Dm-A was carried out and evaluated in the same manner as theinoculation test in Example 1.

TABLE 4 Number of individuals classified Number of by disease severityscore Variety, line Generation individuals 0 1 2 3 4 mapping populationBR-35 Resistant parent 12 5 7 BR-13 Susceptible parent 12 8 4 BR-35 ×BR-13 F1 12 1 9 2 (BR-35 × BR-13) F2 F2 180 23 83 30 33 11 mappingpopulation-6

Furthermore, PCR was carried out by using SEQ ID NO. 8 and 9, thegenotype of each individual was examined; all of the 42 individuals inwhich the locus exhibited resistant homozygous type and the 83individuals showed heterozygous hetero type showed resistance (Table 5).

TABLE 5 Number of individuals classified Number of by disease severityscore Variety, line Generation individuals 0 1 2 3 4 Individual whoseDMTLR-1 showed R F2 42 10 28 4 0 0 homozygous in mapping population-6Individual whose DMTLR-1 showed F2 83 13 52 18 0 0 heterozygous inmapping population-6 Individual whose DMTLR-1 showed S F2 55 0 3 8 33 11homozygous in mapping population-6

Table 5 shows the result of classification of 180 individuals of mappingpopulation-6 in Table 4 according to the genotype of the DNA markerDMTLR-1.

The polymorphism and phenotype showed by the markers had an extremelyhigh correlation, so that the two kinds of broccoli downy mildewresistant lines “BR-23” and “BR-35” were estimated to have an identicalresistant factor.

The downy mildew resistant gene held by “BR-35” can be found in thebroccoli F1 variety “Sawayutaka”, derived from “BR-35” as one parent.

The seeds of the broccoli F1 variety “Sawayutaka” are internationallydeposited (originally deposited) in NITE-IPOD (Room 120, 2-5-8Kazusakamatari, Kisarazu, Chiba) on Aug. 18, 2017 (index foridentification attached by the depositor: SSC-BRO-17-001, AccessionNumber: FERM BP-22343).

Example 5

“BR-23” and “BR-35”, which are the broccoli lines held by Sakata SeedCorporation, were used as materials having downy mildew resistance, line“CB-20”, line “CB-35”, line “CB-23”, or line “CB-97” was selected fromthe four varieties (Yoshin, Kandama, spring, and ball types,respectively) as the cabbages to which the resistance is introduced, andused as the backcross parental lines in a hybridizing test.

For efficiently pursuing backcross (BC), basically, DNA assay using adeveloped DMTLR marker was carried out, individuals including the downymildew resistant locus as heterozygous were selected, and the cabbagelines “CB-20”, “CB-35”, “CB-23”, and “CB-97” were continuouslybackcrossed while their phenotypes were confirmed.

Firstly, the broccoli lines “BR-23” and “BR-35” were hybridized with thecabbage lines “CB-20”, “CB-35”, “CB-23”, and “CB-97” to F1 seeds wereproduced, and the DNA selection with DMTLR markers and continuousbackcross were carried out.

In order to efficiently carry out the backcross, selection using 20kinds of RAPD primers were carried out, followed by selection of theindividuals showing the genotypes close to “CB-20”, “CB-35”, “CB-23”,and “CB-97”, which are their backcross parental lines in their backcrosslines.

As a result of this, the individuals whose RAPDs markers were completelycoincident with their backcross parental lines were selected in theBC2F1 generation in “CB-20”, and the BC3F1 generation in other “CB-35”,“CB-23”, and “CB-97”.

In the BC2F1 generation or the BC3F1 generation, resistance andsusceptibility were discriminated with a DMTLR marker, and each of thesegenotypes were prototyped together with their backcross parental linesin either or both of Kakegawa Research Center or Kimitsu BreedingStation of Sakata Seed Corporation.

The results are shown in Table 6 and FIGS. 4 to 7.

Table 6 shows the trial production result of the line made byintroducing a downy mildew resistant factor into the cabbage line“CB-20” in the fields, and the evaluation result of disease severity ofdowny mildew. In the segregated generation during backcross, theindividual which had been judged as having a downy mildew resistantfactor by the DMTLR marker showed resistance even it was heterozygous,and the individual judged as having no downy mildew resistant factorshowed susceptibility. Additionally, for the phenotype, the grass figuremarkedly close to that of the Yoshin type “CB-20” as the backcrossparental line.

TABLE 6 DMTLR Average marker Number of Disease severity disease Linegenotype individuals 0 1 2 3 severity CB-20 S 18 3 3 12 2.5 isogenicline R 18 17 1 1.1 (R) of CB-20 isogenic line S 17 5 12 2.7 (S) of CB-20

The symptoms of the scores listed in Table 6 are given in FIG. 4. As theindex of the disease severity score, the disease severity means thefollowing condition.

Disease Severity

-   -   0: no symptom,    -   1: few number of lesions,    -   2: moderate number of lesions,    -   3: many lesions.

The photographs of “CB-20” (original parental line) shown in Table 6 andthe isogenic line introduced with a downy mildew resistant factor weregiven in FIG. 5. As indicated by the figure, the isogenic lineintroduced with a downy mildew resistant factor suppressed theoccurrence of downy mildew in comparison with the parental line “CB-20”.

Furthermore, the lines backcrossed with three other cabbage lines“CB-35”, “CB-23”, and “CB-97” were also subjected to trial productioninvestigation in the field.

The result is as shown in FIG. 6.

As indicated by the result, the line introduced with a resistant locusexpressed resistance in the main leaves and head even it was hetero, andwas confirmed to be equivalent to the parental lines “CB-35”, “CB-23”,and “CB-97”, which are Kandama, spring, and ball types, respectively.More specifically, as indicated by FIG. 6, the isogenic line introducedwith a downy mildew resistant factor suppressed the occurrence of downymildew in comparison with the original parental line.

Thereafter, the Yoshin type cabbage “CB-20”, which is especiallyvulnerable to downy mildew, was subjected to several times ofbackcrossing, 20 individuals were selected from the lines cultivated inthe field of Kakegawa Research Center, a homozygote with downy mildewresistance was obtained from anther and pollen culture, whereby firstbreeding a downy mildew resistant cabbage parental line having practicalproperties as the parent of a F1 variety was successfully achieved.

Example 6

Further, by using “DMR-CB-20” (the DM cabbage line bred as describedabove) with downy mildew resistance as the pollen parent, and the otherpromising cabbage line “CB-5” cytoplasm male sterile line as the seedparent, F1 (name of prototype variety: SK3-005) were produced.

The F1 line was continuously prototyped in Kimitsu Breeding Station ofSakata Seed Corporation, and stable expression of downy mildewresistance was confirmed.

The first breeding of the downy mildew resistant F1 cabbage variety wasthus achieved.

The seeds produced from the bred downy mildew resistant F1 cabbagevariety are internationally deposited (originally deposited) inNITE-IPOD (Room 120, 2-5-8 Kazusakamatari, Kisarazu, Chiba) on Aug. 18,2017 (index for identification attached by the depositor:SSC-CAB-17-001, Accession Number: FERM BP-22344).

The original F1 variety (the F1 variety obtained by using the originalparental line “CB-20”) and the novel F1 variety introduced with downymildew resistance (F1 variety having downy mildew resistance) wascompared.

The result is as shown in FIG. 7.

As indicated in FIG. 7, the F1 variety (left photograph) to which downymildew resistance had been imparted suppressed the occurrence of downymildew in comparison with the original F1 variety.

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360acaaacttgt taattattta taagtttttt tttatgaaac acaactttca ttaatactca 420aacattccaa ctacaaataa ggaaggagtt taaccaaact ctaacaacaa ataataaagc 480atacaagcta aaagtagaga aacctctaag atagaatgac agcgaactcg aagcatggct 540cgaatgcgtc ggagcaagac tcacagcagt gctagaggct tgaaatttag tcactttgta 600tcgtgacgtt aagatccaat ccgcacctcg gaatatcgtc gaaacgacat ccgttgcatc 660ttcaggcccc gaacggaccg ctagacaata tgaacaaacg gctatagata aagatacaca 720cctccattta gtgtttgggg ggaaaacatt tctcataact gaggcatggg gtaatacgac 780tcgcatctcc tgagagaagt atgatagtga tgaaagtggt gtagattgtc ccgataaacc 840caccggtaaa tagaaacttc gaaaactctt cttataagag agataaggtg ttgtatgcat 900atcaacagtt tcggtaatat tttcagtgaa cccgccgaaa aatattagca agttggacca 960aatgaccaaa ctcccccaca caaatgtggg ctttgaaacc gacagacttc taagaaatgg 1020gctgaccttt ttataaccct taatgggcca ggcccagata gttatgttgc tagggtttgg 1080gtcacaaaat tgtacgccgc cgaggctagt gtggaggaga tgaagagcgc ggcggggctg 1140aagctggtct catcggagtg aacggtttgc gcagcaaagc agatcggaga agagatgtag 1200cctttgatag tacagaagct ctcgccggag taacagtcaa gatagacgtc tgacggagta 1260atgatgatga gggcgtgaag aggaaagcac aacctcattg 1300 <210>    5 <211>  390<212> DNA <213> Unknown <220>  <223> Marker 5 <400>    5ctctgcaata ttgtccttga tgagtttatt gtctcccttc tttttcagta aattcagttt 60cgttttattt atctattgaa tttattgtcg ctattgaatt ttctgacgta tttctctgcg 120atcactcaat ttactgtctc tgttgagttt ctcattcttc ccattcagaa tatatgtaga 180aacaacaatt caatataagt catctgttcg ctctatcata gtagcgtaaa ggtatctttc 240caaattgact tggcatccat attagagaga cgtcaatgaa tataagtagt atttacaact 300aaattcgtct gattttacaa atgcttccaa gcgtacgtgt ataccaatgt tcgcctaaag 360ataaatgcca aggttggtgt actgaattgc 390 <210>    6 <211>  300 <212> DNA<213> Unknown <220>  <223> Marker 6 <400>    6cgatctcaca ctaactacgc ttcaccaaac aaaaagatca caatcaaatc tcatcatcct 60acttaccaat ttaggccacg catcaatcgc acaagcttca actgtatcca aaaggcattc 120aaacgcaccg tgctgcaaca aattagcaac aatgtttaac gtaatctcgc tacaagcatg 180catgataacg aaacgagatc ttagatacaa acaacatctt aaataaattt aatcaaatta 240tcgacaatgt ttaatgtaat cgctacaatc atgcatgatg acgaaacgag atctcagatt 300<210>    7 <211> 2713 <212> DNA <213> Unknown <220>  <223> Marker 7<400>    7ttatagaagg cctgtgtacg acaacaaaga ggttttgaca cgttccaaca aatcccacat 60cctgttgaca ccgttccggc aaaccagagg gaagcgattc actttagcac ttcgaatgaa 120gtggctggat gagtatttgg cacacgcgtc aggcttttta gcacctttgt aagctttgca 180gatgtagctt atgaagttct cataatcctg caatgaacac acagaaaaaa actgtggtga 240gttcagagcc aagaaatatc aagcacacac acacacaaaa actttatgtt cccattgatc 300acatccattt tctattgatc atgcctctca tgaagacact tcacttctcg tctgctaact 360acagttcaca agaacaataa gataccacat ttggtaatcg caacatacat ttgacccaaa 420aaaatggtaa gtcaattaat tttctccacg ctaatctatg ataaccctat aaaacatgtc 480ttcctcatta gtttagttaa ctagaaagat gacccaactc tctaaataca ctaaatccaa 540agtgttgcac aaccgaattc caaatcagtc ataagtatga atgactaaca agttaatata 600gacacatcat tcataaacag ggagtaagag agcgtaaatt agtctaagta agaactcagt 660agaatctaaa aaggatccta ttccaaacga acctcataaa gcggctgacc atcaaccact 720acccagggaa cgtactgatg aggaggctga agtgcgctcg tttctgcagc atacttcaac 780tcaagctgca gcaaatggaa acgattagtg aggaatgcaa cggaagcttc cgcttccgaa 840caagaacata gtacataaag agaaggacac taagtacctt gtctccatgt ccactgctga 900ggcaatcgga aacaggttta gagttgagat tgagcttctg ataacaagtc tcccacttgt 960cgtacttgtg ctcagtcacc aaactctcaa cacagtggat aaacgggaaa tgatcgctct 1020acaaaataaa aatgtaacga tctcacacta actacgcttc accaaacaaa aagatcacaa 1080tcaaatctca tcatcctact taccaattta ggccacgcat caatcgcaca agcttcaact 1140gtatccaaaa ggcattcaaa cgcaccgtgc tgcaacaaat tagcaacaat gtttaacgta 1200atctcgctac aagcatgcat gataacgaaa cgagatctta gatacaaaca acatcttaaa 1260taaatttaat caaattatcg acaatgttta atgtaatcgc tacaatcatg catgatgacg 1320aaacgagatc tcagattcaa acaacaccac aatacaaatt gaagctctaa tttaatcaaa 1380tcaggataca tcggaaaggt gtgagaagac ctggcaaacg gcagtgacat tatcggagcg 1440gagcttggtg ttaccccacg gagatagatg gagatcgacg attgatatga gatcgtcttc 1500gaagagcttc gtgaggtggt taacgatgaa ggaagaacag tacggacata gagactcgta 1560gtacagtccc agcgacactt tcggagaaga tggcaggtca gatgatgatg acgatgatga 1620tacgaagaag atcagagaaa cgtagcagaa taggagaaga agaagcttgc tcgtcgaaat 1680cgacgccatg attgcaaaga gaagcaacct ctgttgtatc gtcttcgtcc tcttctctta 1740ataacacgca tctcgatatg ctcggtgcga aacagatgac aataaccgat aaggcccgtc 1800tcattctttg tgtgggcctt gttcaaagcc taaatactaa ttataaaatt tcataaaagc 1860ccaaacgttt ataacaaagg ctccgaatac ttagtaaaat ttcttttgga ccaagtgcaa 1920atatacatca aattagctac attaattttt gggttaagca gttgaccgag aattaaagag 1980tgacaatata catcaaagct tggaatcaat ctcatacatg tgatgaacta gaggaccaat 2040aaaatacttg tcatgtccat tgcttaggca aaggagggac atggattata taacctcatg 2100tatacagatt atatatcaaa tgaaaatttt aggctattgg agtacgtgaa ggatttgatc 2160aacaagactg agactgacga cgaggtaagc aagttgggta ggatgaatgt cgtcccagaa 2220aaggtagtcg ttagcgtcgg gacaagtccg agttaaagga ttgcacaagt atgatagctc 2280cagctctcct gttccgcagc atcctctcgt tgtctccttt attcctgtcc ctttcgaaaa 2340aatcgattca gaccacgaaa aaatgcacgg tatatggcta tataacaaac tgtagactca 2400taacctgtaa tgcgagcaca ctggattata aactcacctt agttattgta aaattaatct 2460ttcgacttaa ttatatgaaa tgacgtcaac ataaaaatag atataatgaa aaataatatg 2520tatcatagtg atttgtgcta ttatcatcga tatcatcatg tttaaaccaa caaatacata 2580gttttttttt agcaaataca tatattatta acgaaaaaaa attatatata gtaatgtttt 2640aattgttgga tagccaacaa gtataatacg taaattagca aatgcaaatg agttctatat 2700ccagccaagc cac 2713 <210>    8 <211>   22 <212> DNA<213> Artificial Sequence <220>  <223> primer <400>    8cggtcttagt tgatttctca ag 22 <210>    9 <211>   21 <212> DNA<213> Artificial Sequence <220>  <223> primer <400>    9gatcaccctg tactagcaat c 21 <210>   10 <211>   21 <212> DNA<213> Artificial Sequence <220>  <223> primer <400>   10agtagggagt aaaccaacga g 21 <210>   11 <211>   21 <212> DNA<213> Artificial Sequence <220>  <223> primer <400>   11ccacgagtgc atattaggtt g 21 <210>   12 <211>   20 <212> DNA<213> Artificial Sequence <220>  <223> primer <400>   12gtgctccgtc aagattcgac 20 <210>   13 <211>   23 <212> DNA<213> Artificial Sequence <220>  <223> primer <400>   13ggacctaatg aatcgagagc tac 23 <210>   14 <211>   21 <212> DNA<213> Artificial Sequence <220>  <223> primer <400>   14gcatcactaa gtcaagcaac t 21 <210>   15 <211>   21 <212> DNA<213> Artificial Sequence <220>  <223> primer <400>   15caatgaggtt gtgctttcct c 21 <210>   16 <211>   22 <212> DNA<213> Artificial Sequence <220>  <223> primer <400>   16ctctgcaata ttgtccttga tg 22 <210>   17 <211>   20 <212> DNA<213> Artificial Sequence <220>  <223> primer <400>   17gcaattcagt acaccaacct 20 <210>   18 <211>   21 <212> DNA<213> Artificial Sequence <220>  <223> primer <400>   18cgatctcaca ctaactacgc t 21 <210>   19 <211>   22 <212> DNA<213> Artificial Sequence <220>  <223> primer <400>   19aatctgagat ctcgtttcgt ca 22 <210>   20 <211>   22 <212> DNA<213> Artificial Sequence <220>  <223> primer <400>   20ttatagaagg cctgtgtacg ac 22 <210>   21 <211>   21 <212> DNA<213> Artificial Sequence <220>  <223> primer <400>   21gtggcttggc tggatataga a 21 <210>   22 <211> 1176 <212> DNA <213> Unknown<220>  <223> Marker 1a <400>   22cggtccttag ttgatttctc aagtttgggt gtttgtccaa tcatctcttg gtacagttga 60agcaaaagct tcatctctgc atataatact cagaacaatc aataatttta aaaagaaaac 120aacagagtgc tataatgaga gagagagaga gagagagaga gactcactct cttgaatttc 180gactgctgcc ttgcagtttc tgaagtcggg agctcgtagt acctatacaa ttaccagaac 240atatactctc cgttgatatc taattaattc cacaaacaga gagaagagta gtggagattt 300catacctcga gaacgtgagg gcgaagatcc ttgacaagga gacgcatctt gtagtagttg 360gagttctcca ccttcagatt cccttccagc cccctctttc tcccccttga cgacggatct 420gacggagcca cctgagctcc tcctatatgt ggccgactcg gaaccggcgg gttatctaag 480tccatcgccg gcgaagatct ctgatctgct gcagctgctg taggaagcgg gagagatgaa 540gtagcggaag gaggaggagg agttgccgcg gaggtcgatt tctccatttt caaaaagggg 600gttttctcaa ccgtaacacc ccagcacggg acgcagcagc cgggaactta aaacgaccgc 660gttgtaagaa atctactgat tcggttaggg cctacttggg ggcccattat cttttttctt 720tgtctaaacg gcccgtctgt atccgatgac catcatatag aagggtaaat catcaagtaa 780caacaacact gcaacagaca agggacatat gtagctgaac agagaactct ctattcatta 840gactgagata tatgttcata ataaattaag tcaaatcctg cataatagct caaagctgga 900tttaatcatt cataattcca tgaatttttt ttacatagat atagtcttca gtttgacccc 960aaaaaaaaaa aatagtcttc atatactcat ctctccaaag tgattgctag tacagggtga 1020tcatcttcta atcttcacaa caagtcaagc atgagctgtt ccagtaattc atttagaatc 1080agttcactag tctcaaagcc aatgcactca acctcacttc taacgtcatc taaccagttt 1140ccgcgtttat ccatgtcttc tctaatgatt tggtcc 1176 <210>   23 <211>  265<212> DNA <213> Unknown <220>  <223> Marker 2a <400>   23gaacccctct cggaccggga ataagattct tggtttttcg gttaaagtag ggagtaaacc 60aacgagtgta aatatcttcc ccaagccgtt ccgggatgat gtgcaaggta aaccaagtga 120tggctatggg gacaaggaaa gaaacaaaat gttcctgcat gaaaatattg aagtttgatg 180caaacccaca aatttggtat atatttcaaa gttattggtt cgtgttcaaa cgggtatatg 240ctaacaacct aatatgcact cgtgg 265 <210>   24 <211> 1659 <212> DNA<213> Unknown <220>  <223> Marker 3a <400>   24gtgctccgtc aagattcgac gatcgtgttt tgtttccctt tttactttaa ctctcttcac 60tcttcttcct tcattctcct cttctgatgg gaagccatag caacgcggag aaagatgaat 120ccgccaccga gacggatgct acaacacggc agggatctct ctctgttaca gagtccaaca 180ccgattgcga cgcagacgtc ttgcctcctc ctcctcctgc ggacgtgagt caattcgaag 240aaggagagaa agttttagcc aaccacaaag gtcgtttcta cgaagccaag gtaatgttat 300ttttgtctaa aattggaatg ttgtttgtgc ttttgtgttt aaaatttgat ctttgtttta 360tgttttcagg ttcttgaaat tgcatttaaa gacaatgaat ggaactatta tgtgcattac 420attgtaagtt tagattttat tttgttttgc gtaaccacga atctctgtaa aagcataaac 480aaataaaaca catttattgt taatgctgcc gttattatat ttttgccgtt ttcaatatgt 540aatcttttgt attttctttg gtttttacag ggttggaaca aaaggttagt agaccatccg 600acagtactgt cacttactgc cggcttttta ttgtctgaat aatctttctg tacattgcat 660catcggtctg aataatcatt ctgctgctaa atcaaaacgt ttgccaagat tacaagtttt 720ttttgtttct aatgcattga taatttcatg gtttgattat tgttgtatat ctttgtaatg 780attagttatt tgtatggaca gttgggacga atggataggt catgattgtg tgttgaaaca 840caccgaggag aatattaagg aacagggtat taagcaagga gtcaagagtg ctatggcttg 900gagagtgtcc aaggtgaaac ctagatgccc taatggtcag tgttctgggt cttttattag 960aggctttgtt gcatgcttta tagatcatat gctagatatt atcatcattc tcttgttaat 1020atattttgca gttgctagag gaagaaagcg gaagcaagat tctgttgata cactagtctc 1080tccaatggtg tggattttcc tttcattttt ctctagattc caagtttctt tctattgttt 1140tctgatcagt ttttgcctga ttgtttttgt tgtttgctgg atacaggagg agaatttggt 1200tgctacagac aaccttttaa ctttcaatat cccgtcagcg ttgaggaagc aactcatcga 1260cgattatgaa ttcgttactc agatgcaaaa ggtagctctc gattcattag gtccatatat 1320caaggaattt atcagtgaca ttttttgtaa catttatgtg agcagcttgt ggaacttcct 1380cgctcgccta atgtggatga tatcttgaag aagtacactg acagcaaaat gaagaaagat 1440ggcaggtaag cgctttgtta atgtcatttt caacagttaa agagttattt cagtactttc 1500ttttggtgag gttatgtagg gtaagcaatt cagtagagga gattctgaaa ggtttgcgtt 1560gctactttga caatgctttg ccggtgatgt tactttacaa caatgagcgg aagcagtatg 1620aggaaaacgt atctgagggt gtatctccct caactgtgt 1659 <210>   25 <211> 1399<212> DNA <213> Unknown <220>  <223> Marker 4a <400>   25tcaacatata agtacaaatc tagcaaccga ctactattca aaaccagagt cttttgcatc 60actaagtcaa gcaactttga tctcttggtt ttaagtttca aagaagctat ctttggacgt 120ggattgtttg acagaagtat acatctttgg actaagtctg atagaactag tagagaacct 180cgactaacta tgcaagtatt actaggaaga ttccatttgc agaatttaag atttgttggt 240tcctaaaatt ctcgaaagct ccttgaattt ttgatgccaa tcactttgaa tgtgttcttt 300ttgcctcctt aaagttaacc ttatttggag taaatattga tcaaattagt ataagtaact 360gtgtaaggct tcacgtctcc atcaatcatc ctgaacaatc actgctttgc cttaaacaaa 420cttgttaatt atttataagt ttttttttat gaaacacaac tttcattaat actcaaacat 480tccaactaca aataaggaag gagtttaacc aaactctaac aacaaataat aaagcataca 540agctaaaagt agagaaacct ctaagataga atgacagcga actcgaagca tggctcgaat 600gcgtcggagc aagactcaca gcagtgctag aggcttgaaa tttagtcact ttgtatcgtg 660acgttaagat ccaatccgca cctcggaata tcgtcgaaac gacatccgtt gcatcttcag 720gccccgaacg gaccgctaga caatatgaac aaacggctat agataaagat acacacctcc 780atttagtgtt tggggggaaa acatttctca taactgaggc atggggtaat acgactcgca 840tctcctgaga gaagtatgat agtgatgaaa gtggtgtaga ttgtcccgat aaacccaccg 900gtaaatagaa acttcgaaaa ctcttcttat aagagagata aggtgttgta tgcatatcaa 960cagtttcggt aatattttca gtgaacccgc cgaaaaatat tagcaagttg gaccaaatga 1020ccaaactccc ccacacaaat gtgggctttg aaaccgacag acttctaaga aatgggctga 1080cctttttata acccttaatg ggccaggccc agatagttat gttgctaggg tttgggtcac 1140aaaattgtac gccgccgagg ctagtgtgga ggagatgaag agcgcggcgg ggctgaagct 1200ggtctcatcg gagtgaacgg tttgcgcagc aaagcagatc ggagaagaga tgtagccttt 1260gatagtacag aagctctcgc cggagtaaca gtcaagatag acgtctgacg gagtaatgat 1320gatgagggcg tgaagaggaa agcacaacct cattgtacct cgtgcttttt gaactgctcg 1380tcggatcaaa tgtggaacc 1399 <210>   26 <211>  627 <212> DNA <213> Unknown<220>  <223> Marker 5a <400>   26ttttcaggta gttccactct catattatgt atgttgagtt tactgtccct attgagtttg 60tgcaatttcc tatatatttc tctgcaatat tgtccttgat gagtttattg tctcccttct 120ttttcagtaa attcagtttc gttttattta tctattgaat ttattgtcgc tattgaattt 180tctgacgtat ttctctgcga tcactcaatt tactgtctct gttgagtttc tcattcttcc 240cattcagaat atatgtagaa acaacaattc aatataagtc atctgttcgc tctatcatag 300tagcgtaaag gtatctttcc aaattgactt ggcatccata ttagagagac gtcaatgaat 360ataagtagta tttacaacta aattcgtctg attttacaaa tgcttccaag cgtacgtgta 420taccaatgtt cgcctaaaga taaatgccaa ggttggtgta ctgaattgct tgttaactat 480ggagcgttca ccagcaatgc cattagtaac acaagttcct agcattattg ctgggatgga 540tgtaccatca gttgatgcga ttgtgagctc catacaatgg ccactcgtat caaaataaag 600ggcatgtgtg tatgcgtaca caattgt 627 <210>   27 <211> 800 <212> DNA<213> Unknown <220>  <223> Marker 6a <400>   27atgaggaggc tgaagtgcgc tcgtttctgc agcatacttc aactcaagct gcagcaaatg 60gaaacgatta gtgaggaatg caacggaagc ttccgcttcc gaacaagaac atagtacata 120aagagaagga cactaagtac cttgtctcca tgtccactgc tgaggcaatc ggaaacaggt 180ttagagttga gattgagctt ctgataacaa gtctcccact tgtcgtactt gtgctcagtc 240accaaactct caacacagtg gataaacggg aaatgatcgc tctacaaaat aaaaatgtaa 300cgatctcaca ctaactacgc ttcaccaaac aaaaagatca caatcaaatc tcatcatcct 360acttaccaat ttaggccacg catcaatcgc acaagcttca actgtatcca aaaggcattc 420aaacgcaccg tgctgcaaca aattagcaac aatgtttaac gtaatctcgc tacaagcatg 480catgataacg aaacgagatc ttagatacaa acaacatctt aaataaattt aatcaaatta 540tcgacaatgt ttaatgtaat cgctacaatc atgcatgatg acgaaacgag atctcagatt 600caaacaacac cacaatacaa attgaagctc taatttaatc aaatcaggat acatcggaaa 660ggtgtgagaa gacctggcaa acggcagtga cattatcgga gcggagcttg gtgttacccc 720acggagatag atggagatcg acgattgata tgagatcgtc ttcgaagagc ttcgtgaggt 780ggttaacgat gaaggaagaa 800 <210>   28 <211> 2846 <212> DNA <213> Unknown<220>  <223> Marker 7a <400>   28cttacacaac ccaacaacca tacactttgt gatatataga taataattaa tacagattca 60tcatatctcg gaatctatat agattttaga gagttatcat gttacatatc acaaaagaaa 120gagaaggtgt tttatagaag gcctgtgtac gacaacaaag aggttttgac acgttccaac 180aaatcccaca tcctgttgac accgttccgg caaaccagag ggaagcgatt cactttagca 240cttcgaatga agtggctgga tgagtatttg gcacacgcgt caggcttttt agcacctttg 300taagctttgc agatgtagct tatgaagttc tcataatcct gcaatgaaca cacagaaaaa 360aactgtggtg agttcagagc caagaaatat caagcacaca cacacacaaa aactttatgt 420tcccattgat cacatccatt ttctattgat catgcctctc atgaagacac ttcacttctc 480gtctgctaac tacagttcac aagaacaata agataccaca tttggtaatc gcaacataca 540tttgacccaa aaaaatggta agtcaattaa ttttctccac gctaatctat gataacccta 600taaaacatgt cttcctcatt agtttagtta actagaaaga tgacccaact ctctaaatac 660actaaatcca aagtgttgca caaccgaatt ccaaatcagt cataagtatg aatgactaac 720aagttaatat agacacatca ttcataaaca gggagtaaga gagcgtaaat tagtctaagt 780aagaactcag tagaatctaa aaaggatcct attccaaacg aacctcataa agcggctgac 840catcaaccac tacccaggga acgtactgat gaggaggctg aagtgcgctc gtttctgcag 900catacttcaa ctcaagctgc agcaaatgga aacgattagt gaggaatgca acggaagctt 960ccgcttccga acaagaacat agtacataaa gagaaggaca ctaagtacct tgtctccatg 1020tccactgctg aggcaatcgg aaacaggttt agagttgaga ttgagcttct gataacaagt 1080ctcccacttg tcgtacttgt gctcagtcac caaactctca acacagtgga taaacgggaa 1140atgatcgctc tacaaaataa aaatgtaacg atctcacact aactacgctt caccaaacaa 1200aaagatcaca atcaaatctc atcatcctac ttaccaattt aggccacgca tcaatcgcac 1260aagcttcaac tgtatccaaa aggcattcaa acgcaccgtg ctgcaacaaa ttagcaacaa 1320tgtttaacgt aatctcgcta caagcatgca tgataacgaa acgagatctt agatacaaac 1380aacatcttaa ataaatttaa tcaaattatc gacaatgttt aatgtaatcg ctacaatcat 1440gcatgatgac gaaacgagat ctcagattca aacaacacca caatacaaat tgaagctcta 1500atttaatcaa atcaggatac atcggaaagg tgtgagaaga cctggcaaac ggcagtgaca 1560ttatcggagc ggagcttggt gttaccccac ggagatagat ggagatcgac gattgatatg 1620agatcgtctt cgaagagctt cgtgaggtgg ttaacgatga aggaagaaca gtacggacat 1680agagactcgt agtacagtcc cagcgacact ttcggagaag atggcaggtc agatgatgat 1740gacgatgatg atacgaagaa gatcagagaa acgtagcaga ataggagaag aagaagcttg 1800ctcgtcgaaa tcgacgccat gattgcaaag agaagcaacc tctgttgtat cgtcttcgtc 1860ctcttctctt aataacacgc atctcgatat gctcggtgcg aaacagatga caataaccga 1920taaggcccgt ctcattcttt gtgtgggcct tgttcaaagc ctaaatacta attataaaat 1980ttcataaaag cccaaacgtt tataacaaag gctccgaata cttagtaaaa tttcttttgg 2040accaagtgca aatatacatc aaattagcta cattaatttt tgggttaagc agttgaccga 2100gaattaaaga gtgacaatat acatcaaagc ttggaatcaa tctcatacat gtgatgaact 2160agaggaccaa taaaatactt gtcatgtcca ttgcttaggc aaaggaggga catggattat 2220ataacctcat gtatacagat tatatatcaa atgaaaattt taggctattg gagtacgtga 2280aggatttgat caacaagact gagactgacg acgaggtaag caagttgggt aggatgaatg 2340tcgtcccaga aaaggtagtc gttagcgtcg ggacaagtcc gagttaaagg attgcacaag 2400tatgatagct ccagctctcc tgttccgcag catcctctcg ttgtctcctt tattcctgtc 2460cctttcgaaa aaatcgattc agaccacgaa aaaatgcacg gtatatggct atataacaaa 2520ctgtagactc ataacctgta atgcgagcac actggattat aaactcacct tagttattgt 2580aaaattaatc tttcgactta attatatgaa atgacgtcaa cataaaaata gatataatga 2640aaaataatat gtatcatagt gatttgtgct attatcatcg atatcatcat gtttaaacca 2700acaaatacat agtttttttt tagcaaatac atatattatt aacgaaaaaa aattatatat 2760agtaatgttt taattgttgg atagccaaca agtataatac gtaaattagc aaatgcaaat 2820gagttctata tccagccaag ccacct 2846

The invention claimed is:
 1. A downy mildew resistant cabbage or itsprogeny having a downy mildew resistant gene which is positioned in thevicinity of the locus comprising one or more of the marker nucleotidesequence of SEQ ID NO. 1, SEQ ID NO. 2, SEQ ID NO. 3, SEQ ID NO. 4, SEQID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO. 6 or SEQ ID NO. 7; wherein the downy mildewresistant gene is found in the broccoli variety deposited underAccession Number FERM BP-22343.
 2. The downy mildew resistant cabbage orits progeny according to claim 1, having a downy mildew resistant genewhich is detectable by any one or more of the primer pairs having thenucleotide sequences of SEQ ID NO: 8-9, SEQ ID NO: 10-11, SEQ IDNO:12-13, SEQ ID NO: 14-15, SEQ ID NO: 16-17, SEQ ID NO: 18-19, or SEQID NO:20-21.
 3. The downy mildew resistant cabbage or its progenyaccording to claim 1, wherein the downy mildew is a disease caused byHyaloperonospora brassicae.
 4. The downy mildew resistant cabbage or itsprogeny according to claim 1, wherein the downy mildew resistant cabbageplant is the cabbage variety deposited under Accession Number PERMBP-22344.
 5. A seed that produces the downy mildew resistant cabbageplant of claim 4, wherein the downy mildew resistant cabbage plant isthe cabbage variety deposited under Accession Number PERM BP-22344.
 6. Amethod for breeding a downy mildew resistant cabbage, comprisingcrossing the down mildew resistant cabbage plant or its progeny of claim1 with a desired cabbage plant that is susceptible to downy mildew.
 7. Amethod for breeding downy mildew resistant cabbage, comprisingintroducing downy mildew resistance locus from a Brassica oleracea planthaving resistance against downy mildew into a desired cabbage plant,wherein the downy mildew resistance being confirmed by a downy mildewresistant gene positioned in the vicinity of the locus comprising one ormore of the marker nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 6, or SEQ ID NO: 7;wherein the Brassica oleracea plant having resistance against downymildew is the broccoli variety deposited under Accession Number FERMBP-22343.
 8. The breeding method according to claim 6, wherein theBrassica oleracea plant having resistance against downy mildew is thecabbage variety deposited under Accession Number PERM BP-22344.
 9. Thebreeding method according to claim 7, wherein the introduction of downymildew resistance into desired cabbage is achieved by continuousbackcross of the desired cabbage plant.
 10. The breeding methodaccording to claim 6, further comprising assaying the presence of adowny mildew resistant gene using one or more of the or primer pairshaving the nucleotide sequences of SEQ ID NO: 8-9, SEQ ID NO: 10-11, SEQID NO:12-13, SEQ ID NO: 14-15, SEQ ID NO: 16-17, SEQ ID NO: 18-19, orSEQ ID NO: 20-21.